| About V. Somanna |
| Personal Profile
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Name |
V. Somanna |
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Father's Name |
Late. Veeranna |
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Mother's Name |
Late. Kempamma |
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Place of Birth |
Marelavadi |
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Taluk / District |
Kanakapura Taluk Ramanagara Dist. |
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Age |
62 years |
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Educational Qualification |
Bachelor of Arts |
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Family Details |
Mrs. Shylaja (wife),
Dr. Naveen B.S.,
Dr. Arun B.S.,
Smt. Divya B.S |
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Address |
No -967, 2nd Main Road, VijayaNagar, Bangalore-560040. |
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Political Activities
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- Elected as Corporator of Bangalore, Municipal Corporation for two terms in 1983 and 1991
- Worked as Chairman of Taxation and Finance Standing committee of BMP
- Elected as MLA for three terms from Binnipet and once from Govindarajanagar
- Served as Mionister in Karnataka Cabinet in the department of prison, Home Guards, public grievance and BDA during 1996 – 99
- Served as Housing and Muzarai Minister in 2009
- Elected as MLC in 2010
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Social Activities
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- Participated in “Rashtriya Navanirmana Andolan” under the stewardship of SriJay, Prakash Narayan
- Organising social – cultural and religious activities
- Activity involved in promoting Kannada and our cultural heritage apart from resolving problems of common man
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Involvement in Organisations and Institutions
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- Vice President – All India Veera Shaiva Mahasabha, Bangalore
- Trustee – Arya Seva Sadan Trust, Rajajinagar, Bangalore
- Trustee – Sri Sarpabhushan Shivayogi Mutt Trust, Kempegowda ward , Bangalore
- Trustee – Bharath Yatra Centre , Bangalore
- Hon. President – Sri Degula Mutt Well Wishers Association, Kanakapura, Ramanagara District
- President- Sri Banashankari Temple Trust, Vidyaranyanagar, Magadi Road, Bangalore
- President – Bangalore North Badminton Association
- Life Member – Kannda Sahithya Parishat
- Life Member – Karnataka Veerashaiva Vidhyabhivrudhi Samsthe , Bangalore
- Life Member – Mysore Udhyanavana Kalasangha, Lalbagh, Bangalore
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